§ 744-406 — Drive-through and stacking space standards

Sec. 744-406. - Drive-through and stacking space standards.

A. General provisions. The purpose of off-street stacking space regulations is to promote public safety by alleviating on-site and off-site traffic congestion from the operation of a facility that has a drive-through service unit. All uses having a drive-through service unit shall provide off-street stacking areas on-site as required by this Section 744-406. B. Number of required stacking spaces. 1. Stacking spaces shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Table 744-406-1. Drive-through service units may contain more than one component part, such as menu boards, pay windows, and food-service pickup windows. To determine the number of off-street stacking spaces located before a service unit, the final component of the service unit shall be used in determining the location of the required off-street stacking spaces. In the case of vehicle washes, the final component of a service unit is the entrance to the vehicle wash building itself. Table 744-406-1: Required Stacking Spaces Property Use | Required Number of Stacking Spaces, Metro Context | Required Number of Stacking Spaces, Compact Context Financial and Insurance Services, (including ATMs) | 3 spaces before the final component of each service unit; 1 space after each service unit. | 2 spaces before the final component of each service unit; 1 space after each service unit. Drive-in Theater | 20% of the total off-street parking capacity of the theatre. The inbound reservoir area shall not connect or conflict with exit driveways. | Not Applicable Automobile and Light Vehicle Wash, Self-Service or Hand Wash | 2 spaces before the final component of each service unit; 2 spaces at the exit of each unit. | 1 space before the final component of each service unit; 1 space at the exit of each unit. Automobile and Light Vehicle Wash, Semi- or Fully-Automatic | 6 spaces before the final component of each service unit, which may include spaces reserved for vacuuming or drying of automobiles. Excess parking spaces not required may be used for stacking calculation. | 3 spaces before the final component of each service unit, which may include 3 spaces reserved for vacuuming or drying of automobiles. Excess parking spaces not required may be used for stacking calculation. Eating Establishment or Food Preparation | One service unit | 4 spaces before the final component; 2 spaces at the exit of the unit. | 4 spaces before the final component; 2 spaces at the exit of the unit. Two service units | 4 spaces before the final component for each service unit; 2 spaces at the exit of each unit. | 4 spaces before the final component; 2 spaces at the exit of the unit. Each additional unit | 4 spaces before the final component for each service unit; 1 space at the exit of each unit. | 4 spaces before the final component; 1 space at the exit of the unit. All other facilities not listed | 3 spaces before the final component of the service unit; 1 space at the exit of each service unit. | 2 spaces before the final component of the service unit; 1 space at the exit of each service unit. 2. The Administrator may approve reductions in required stacking spaces based upon requirements for similar uses, expected demand and traffic generated by the proposed use, and other information from appropriate traffic engineering and planning criteria. C. Design and location of stacking spaces. Each drive-through service unit shall provide stacking spaces as follows: 1. Each stacking space shall be not less than eight and one-half feet in width and 17½ feet in length, with additional spaces for necessary turning and maneuvering. 2. The area required for stacking spaces shall be exclusive of and in addition to any required parking space, loading space, driveway, aisle and required yard, unless specifically noted. 3. A parking space at any component of a drive-through service unit (window, menu board, order station, or service bay) shall be considered to be a stacking space. 4. An area reserved for stacking spaces shall not double as a circulation driveway, maneuvering area, and may not include any portion of an alley. 5. In the metro context area, sites with stacking spaces shall include an exclusive bypass aisle, driveway or other circulation area in the parking lot design to allow vehicles to bypass the stacking area. 6. A drive-through service unit may project up to one foot into the stacking area. 7. A drive-through service unit shall not be permitted on the side or rear of a building, or within the side or rear yard of a building, that abuts a protected district unless the side or rear setback of each component of a service unit meets the landscaping and screening requirements in Chapter 744, Article V Landscaping and Screening. d. Site plan submission. 1. All required off-street stacking spaces and circulation patterns shall be demonstrated on the site plan that is submitted at the time of filing for an Improvement Location Permit. The submitted site plan shall also include: a. All existing and proposed points of ingress and egress, circulation and maneuvering areas, off-street parking and loading areas; and b. A separate tabulation of the number of required off-street parking, loading, and stacking spaces in a conspicuous place on the plan for easy reference. 2. Prior to obtaining an Improvement Location Permit, the site plan shall be forwarded to the Bureau of License and Permit Services for its review and comment.

(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2; G.O. 37, 2018, § 10)